He was the author of a privately printed book tracing the decline of currencies throughout history, beginning in the 18th-century B.C., with the time of King Hammurabi of Babylon.

You need a King Hammurabi?

In the preface to his famous law code, King Hammurabi, the founder of the Babylonian empire, calls himself "the subduer of the settlements along the Euphrates with the help of Dagan, his creator".

King Hammurabi of Babylon (2005) Blackwell, Oxford.

Around 1760 BC, King Hammurabi further developed Babylonian law, by codifying and inscribing it in stone.

Until King Hammurabi, that is, who united all the state leaders against Marduk, whom he declared was an evil god who should be known forever more as Bel-Marduk.

Indeed the great legal code of King Hammurabi found it necessary to include a few consumer protection laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages.

King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography.

In the 18th century B.C., the supremacy of Babylon was established under King Hammurabi (1792-1750 B.C.), and the city became the capital of an empire covering most of Mesopotamia.